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Major refurbishment will make Euston escalators more reliable for customers

Major refurbishment will make Euston escalators more reliable for customers

03 July 2014

Heavily-used
escalators refurbished from July to renew key components

Customers
advised to use King's Cross St. Pancras and Warren Street stations while
refurbishment takes place

Refurbishment essential for key London terminus and
interchange

Transport for London (TfL)
is reminding customers who use Euston Underground station that the
refurbishment of two escalators will begin next week on Thursday 10 July.

The escalator refurbishment
will ensure a more reliable service for customers in coming years as the Tube
carries ever more passengers.

The two escalators will be
refurbished one after the other from July 2014 with the work expected to be
complete in late March 2015.

While the work is carried
out there will be no down escalator to the southbound Victoria or Northern
(Bank branch) line platforms from Thursday 10 July until early November 2014
and no down escalator to the northbound Victoria or Northern (Bank branch) line
platforms from early November 2014 until late March 2015.

During the refurbishment
customers will only be able to use the spiral staircase to access these
platforms.

The station will be very busy, especially during the
morning and evening peaks. It may be quicker for customers to walk or catch a
bus to nearby Warren Street or King's Cross St. Pancras stations instead.
Customers changing between the Charing Cross and Bank branches on the Northern
line are advised to do so at Camden Town instead of Euston.

The refurbishment of the
escalators at Euston includes the removal and replacement of hundreds of
mechanical and electrical parts.

The refurbishment is part of the continuing
Tube investment programme with major stations, trains, track and signalling
being modernised or replaced to provide more capacity for a growing city.
Escalators on the
Underground are longer and more heavy duty than most. They carry huge volumes
of people and run for approximately 20 hours a day. The escalators that
will be refurbished are used by just under 60,000 people a day - enough to fill
the Emirates Stadium.

Nigel Holness, Operations
Director for London Underground, said: "The escalator refurbishment due to take
place at Euston is vital to ensure their continued reliable operation for
customers as passenger numbers continue to rise.
"I apologise for the
disruption the refurbishment will cause to customers using the station and we
have plans in place to help customers complete their journeys with as little
impact as possible."

London
Underground LU is undertaking a major programme of renewal which will
inevitably result in some disruption for passengers, but Transport for London
is working hard to provide information and alternative travel options.

The work is essential to provide for London's growing transport needs now, and
into the future

TfL
is urging all Londoners and Tube, London Overground, London Tramlink DLR and
National Rail passengers to "check before you travel", allowing extra journey
time where necessary. To find out more about our improvements, visit at www.tfl.gov.uk/tube